Center for Global Best Practices

Letters of Credit (LC) is one of the safest and most reliable commercial payment instrument and most commonly used in international trade transactions. With the ASEAN integration and expected increase in global trade, many businesses want to learn how to use this mode of payment. Don't leave the success of your import and export transactions to chance! To help businesses effectively use LCs, the Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce, will host a two-day training entitled, Mastering the Use of LC for Import & Export to be held, Wednesday, October 10 & 11, 2018 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This program will guide you on everything you need to know about LC transactions and operations. Attendees will learn practical steps and valuable tips in issuing proper LCs and how they work, what to do to avoid pitfalls, and actions to take in cases of discrepancies. The program will also cove...

Experience has taught many erring public officials that ignorance of the updated procurement law cost them their jobs, perpetual disqualification from holding a government position, forfeiture of retirement pay, damages, jail time and irreparable negative reputation that is painful for them and their families.  This has also led to millions of lost business opportunities for the private-sector due to questionable process after investing huge amount of time, money and effort in winning a government project only to be invalidated afterwards. With the advocacy of educating the general public, the Center for Global Best Practices will have a rerun of its special program entitled, “ What You Must Know About the 2016 Procurement Law IRR ,” to be held Thursday and Friday, September 27 & 28, 2018 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. This learning event is accredited by DILG Local Government Academy. The biggest buyer and consumer of infrastructure, go...

Many businesses and employers get into trouble enforcing their employment contracts when it is defective and is not aligned with the updated labor laws.  Others have labor problems simply because they don’t have any employee-employer agreements in writing. To help business owners, managers and HR practitioners establish a trouble-free employment contract, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a special program entitled, “ Best Practices in Crafting Your HR Policies and Contracts” to be held on Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This special program is your opportunity to align your HR documents with the updated labor laws.  It is one of the best HR risk management initiative you can do to avoid future people problems.  Many companies have the misfortune of having outdated and defective contracts and unlawful policies and they only find these out later on when they receive complaint notices from DOLE or court...